Indian girls walk to a school at Burha Mayong village about 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Thursday, April 9, 2015. According to the UNESCO Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2015, only half of all countries have achieved the most watched goal of universal primary enrollment. The report launched Thursday says, India has reduced its out of school children by over 90% Since 2000. (AP Photo/ Anupam Nath)

CHANDIGARH — A 13-year-old girl died and her mother was seriously injured in Punjab when they had to jump out of a moving private bus to escape molestation. Following this the bus staff were booked for murder, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday evening near Moga town, 175 km from here.

The girl was declared brought dead by doctors. The mother was admitted to a government hospital in Moga.

Police registered a case of murder (Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code), attempt to murder (Section 307), molestation (Section 354) and crime done with common intention (Section 34) against the bus staff and some unidentified youth.